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Ship drift
from datetime import datetime
from opendrift.models.shipdrift import ShipDrift
o = ShipDrift(loglevel=20)
o.add_readers_from_list([
'https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml',
'https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/mepslatest/meps_lagged_6_h_latest_2_5km_latest.nc',
'https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/mywavewam3km/dataset-wam-arctic-1hr3km-be.ncml'
])
15:20:29 INFO opendrift:509: OpenDriftSimulation initialised (version 1.13.1 / v1.13.1-12-gca7f755)
Seed ship elements at defined position and time Note: beam/length ratio is larger than allowed, but is then clipped internally
o.seed_elements(lon=5.0, lat=63.0, radius=1000, number=1000,
time=datetime.utcnow(),
length=80.0, beam=20.0, height=9.0, draft=4.0)
15:20:29 WARNING opendrift.models.shipdrift:181: Ratio of beam to length should be in range 0.12 to 0.18, given range is 0.25-0.25. Using border value.
15:20:29 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:206: Adding a global landmask from GSHHG
15:20:33 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:229: Fallback values will be used for the following variables which have no readers:
15:20:33 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232: sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity: 0.000000
15:20:33 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232: sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity: 0.000000
15:20:33 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232: sea_surface_wave_significant_height: 0.000000
15:20:33 INFO opendrift.models.basemodel.environment:232: sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment: 0.000000
Running model
o.run(steps=24, stop_on_error=True)
15:20:33 INFO opendrift:919: Using existing reader for land_binary_mask
15:20:33 INFO opendrift:930: All points are in ocean
15:20:33 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-03 15:20:29.157117 - step 1 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:20:33 INFO opendrift.readers:61: Opening file with xr.open_dataset
15:20:34 INFO opendrift.readers.reader_netCDF_CF_generic:332: Detected dimensions: {'x': 'x', 'y': 'y', 'time': 'time'}
15:20:34 INFO opendrift.readers:61: Opening file with xr.open_dataset
15:20:35 INFO opendrift.readers.reader_netCDF_CF_generic:332: Detected dimensions: {'time': 'time', 'x': 'x', 'y': 'y'}
15:20:35 INFO opendrift.readers:61: Opening file with xr.open_dataset
15:20:38 INFO opendrift.readers.reader_netCDF_CF_generic:332: Detected dimensions: {'y': 'rlat', 'x': 'rlon', 'time': 'time'}
15:20:40 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:40 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:41 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:41 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:43 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:20:43 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-03 16:20:29.157117 - step 2 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:20:45 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:45 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:46 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:20:46 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-03 17:20:29.157117 - step 3 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:20:48 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:48 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:48 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:20:48 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-03 18:20:29.157117 - step 4 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:20:50 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:50 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:51 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:20:51 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-03 19:20:29.157117 - step 5 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:20:53 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:53 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:54 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:20:54 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-03 20:20:29.157117 - step 6 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:20:56 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:56 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:57 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:20:57 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-03 21:20:29.157117 - step 7 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:20:59 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:20:59 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:00 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:00 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-03 22:20:29.157117 - step 8 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:02 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:02 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:03 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:03 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-03 23:20:29.157117 - step 9 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:05 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:05 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:05 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:05 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 00:20:29.157117 - step 10 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:08 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:08 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:08 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:08 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 01:20:29.157117 - step 11 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:10 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:10 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:11 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:11 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 02:20:29.157117 - step 12 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:13 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:13 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:14 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:14 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 03:20:29.157117 - step 13 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:16 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:16 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:16 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:16 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 04:20:29.157117 - step 14 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:19 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:19 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:19 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:19 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 05:20:29.157117 - step 15 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:21 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:21 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:22 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:22 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 06:20:29.157117 - step 16 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:24 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:24 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:25 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:25 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 07:20:29.157117 - step 17 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:27 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:27 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:28 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:28 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 08:20:29.157117 - step 18 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:29 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:29 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:30 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:30 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 09:20:29.157117 - step 19 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:32 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:32 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:33 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:33 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 10:20:29.157117 - step 20 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:35 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:35 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:36 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:36 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 11:20:29.157117 - step 21 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:38 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:38 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:39 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:39 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 12:20:29.157117 - step 22 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:41 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:41 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:41 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:41 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 13:20:29.157117 - step 23 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:43 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:43 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:44 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
15:21:44 INFO opendrift:2056: 2025-04-04 14:20:29.157117 - step 24 of 24 - 1000 active elements (0 deactivated)
15:21:46 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:46 WARNING opendrift.readers.interpolation.structured:63: Ensemble data currently not extrapolated towards seafloor
15:21:46 INFO opendrift.models.shipdrift:311: Using Stokes drift direction as wave direction
Print and plot results
print(o)
o.plot(linecolor='orientation')
#o.animation(color='orientation', markersize=20, filename="orientation.gif", legend=['left','right'],colorbar=False,cmap='bwr')
o.animation(color='orientation', legend=['left','right'], markersize=20, colorbar=False, cmap='bwr')

===========================
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Reader performance:
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global_landmask
0:00:00.0 total
0:00:00.0 preparing
0:00:00.0 reading
0:00:00.0 masking
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https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml
0:00:16.2 total
0:00:00.0 preparing
0:00:16.0 reading
0:00:00.0 interpolation
0:00:00.0 interpolation_time
0:00:00.2 rotating vectors
0:00:00.0 masking
--------------------
https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/mepslatest/meps_lagged_6_h_latest_2_5km_latest.nc
0:00:33.1 total
0:00:00.0 preparing
0:00:32.9 reading
0:00:00.2 interpolation
0:00:00.0 interpolation_time
0:00:00.2 rotating vectors
0:00:00.0 masking
--------------------
https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/mywavewam3km/dataset-wam-arctic-1hr3km-be.ncml
0:00:17.7 total
0:00:00.0 preparing
0:00:17.5 reading
0:00:00.0 interpolation
0:00:00.0 interpolation_time
0:00:00.2 rotating vectors
0:00:00.0 masking
--------------------
Performance:
1:17.9 total time
4.0 configuration
0.0 preparing main loop
0.0 moving elements to ocean
1:13.7 main loop
0.6 updating elements
0.0 cleaning up
--------------------
===========================
Model: ShipDrift (OpenDrift version 1.13.1)
1000 active ShipObject particles (0 deactivated, 0 scheduled)
-------------------
Environment variables:
-----
land_binary_mask
1) global_landmask
-----
x_sea_water_velocity
y_sea_water_velocity
1) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/topaz6/dataset-topaz6-arc-15min-3km-be.ncml
2) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/mywavewam3km/dataset-wam-arctic-1hr3km-be.ncml
-----
x_wind
y_wind
1) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/mepslatest/meps_lagged_6_h_latest_2_5km_latest.nc
-----
sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment
sea_surface_wave_significant_height
sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity
sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity
1) https://thredds.met.no/thredds/dodsC/cmems/mywavewam3km/dataset-wam-arctic-1hr3km-be.ncml
Discarded readers:
Time:
Start: 2025-04-03 15:20:29.157117 UTC
Present: 2025-04-04 15:20:29.157117 UTC
Calculation steps: 24 * 1:00:00 - total time: 1 day, 0:00:00
Output steps: 25 * 1:00:00
===========================
15:22:06 INFO opendrift:4600: Saving animation to /root/project/docs/source/gallery/animations/example_shipdrift_0.gif...
15:22:22 INFO opendrift:3036: Time to make animation: 0:00:17.499843

Total running time of the script: (2 minutes 0.541 seconds)